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IRVING — Marcus Spears and Michael Huff were cut by the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday.

Could the defensive end and safety resurface in Dallas?

Despite the fact that each player has connections to the Cowboys or the Dallas area, the answer to that question, according to a source in the Cowboys organization, is no.

Spears, who played for the Cowboys from 2005 to 2012, has made a living in the NFL as a 3-4 defensive end. Primarily a run defender, he’s never been a serious pass rusher and the most sacks he’s ever produced in a single season is 2.5. The fact that Spears’ skill set didn’t fit in with the Cowboys’ new defensive scheme is one of the reasons why they cut him in March.

The reasons for not going after Huff, the Irving native who played at Texas, seem pretty obvious.

Huff lost his starting job in Baltimore due to poor performance and thereafter was used mostly on special teams. The Cowboys would have to take a significant leap of faith to expect he would have a career revival in Dallas.

In this instance, considering the salary cap implications, the Cowboys don’t want to take on any reclamation projects by picking up what the defending Super Bowl champs discarded. The Cowboys don’t have much room — approximately $1.6 million — under the NFL’s prescribed payroll ceiling and it’s unclear if either Huff or Spears will provide the bang for the buck the Cowboys need.

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